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West Bengal govt announces Rs 500 hike for 'Lakshmir Bhandar' beneficaries
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Ahead of the assembly elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a Rs 500 monthly increase in the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme and proposed a new portal to extend social security benefits to gig workers.
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"Satyamev Jayate. Together, we have won": AAP MP Raghav Chadha on "no more
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
This move comes after Chadha's advocacy for better working conditions and social security benefits for delivery workers. Taking it to a social media post on X, the AAP MP said, "Satyamev Jayate. Together, we have won."
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Mandatory appointment letters, fixed work hours, social security benefits
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (OSH), 2020, which is among the four Labour Codes made effective from November 21, 2025, is enacted to consolidate and simplify the existing complex web of labour laws.
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The Gig Economy's Big Moment: What Comes Next?
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 28: The Indian Finance Minister's budget announced a comprehensive initiative to extend formal recognition and social security benefits to platform-based gig workers by providing their ID cards with registration on the e-Shram portal. This marks a significant step
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US Federal judge blocks DOGE's access to Treasury Dept payment system
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The judge's order, issued on Saturday (local time), temporarily halts access to a sensitive payment system that distributes Americans' tax returns, Social Security benefits, disability payments and federal employees' salaries, CNN stated.
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Work underway for framework to provide social security to gig workers: Cen
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A committee comprising representatives from various stakeholders has been constituted to suggest a framework for providing social security and welfare benefits to gig and platform workers, MoS Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje informed Parliament on Monday.
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Platform aggregators asked to register themselves, their workers on e-Shra
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The central government, which is actively exploring various avenues to ensure gig and platform workers are covered under social security schemes, has invited platform aggregators to register themselves and their platform workers on the e-Shram Portal.
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Centre exploring avenues to provide social security benefits to gig and pl
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The government is committed to extending social security benefits to gig and platform workers, Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, said on Sunday, chairing a review meeting in New Delhi.
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TankhaPay developed by AKAL Information Systems Ltd. gets 2.7 million USD
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23: India's first social security app, "TankhaPay," developed by Akal Information Systems Ltd., has received 2.7 million USD in funding from prominent Japanese investors. This app helps employers cover their informal, gig, and temporary workers under government scheme
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COVID-19: India Post delivering life-saving drugs in remote areas, pension
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Amid the challenges posed by coronavirus , India Post is making efforts to provide relief to people by delivering life-saving drugs to patients living in remote areas and providing pension and social security benefits through Aadhar-enabled payment system.
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